09-22-2018, 12:43 PM | #16 |
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Yes, they are free. You can either search for the free dictionaries in the kindle store or, if you open a French book, your kindle will have a pop up ask you if you would like to download a dictionary.
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09-22-2018, 12:57 PM | #17 |
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Here is a better answer than my first one.
Amazon will provide a free and excellent Oxford Hachette French to English dictionary, but only (if I remember correctly) if you click on a French word on a kindle set to the English language. If you set your kindle language to French, then click on a word in a French dictionary, it will download a modern French dictionary. Here is my dictionary list, all free, apart from the top one, which I am borrowing through my Kindle Unlimited trial, but it’s only $1.99, so I’ll probably splash out when the trial ends. |
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09-22-2018, 03:18 PM | #18 |
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Thanks a lot!
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09-24-2018, 08:55 PM | #21 |
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Your battery life is worse than mine. I recharge every 3 or 4 days. its maddening! inverting the black and white saves a lot of battery life but i hate reading that way.
I am on my 2nd Oasis. The first was the grey 8GB and I had to charge once a week now I have the champagne gold and I recharge 2 or 3 times a week |
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Likewise, I’ve also changed from a grey to gold. I love gold devices, so I had to, really. Battery life with the grey was terrible, gold was terrible initially, then it became much better for a time with one particular firmware, now it’s back to being terrible again. I still love reading on it, though, so it can stay for now. |
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09-24-2018, 10:22 PM | #23 |
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I got three days out of mine this week (Saturday til today) but only because I didn’t pick it up once on the middle day.
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09-25-2018, 10:10 AM | #24 |
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Pjama you might be one of the ones who would get a better device if you replaced yours. I don't think it would be any worse and most likely a little better.
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09-25-2018, 10:30 AM | #25 |
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Is it maybe bad because of the jailbreak?
I had an 8gb grey model. I charged twice a week. (never updated firmware). I am now on a 32gb grey model and so far I have also been charging about twice a week. I am on 5.9.2.0.1 Should I maybe stay on this FW? How much reading do you guys do, because I am not reading that much at the moment. |
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I didn't know a Latin/English dictionary was available for the Kindle. Is this the one published by Thomas McCarthy and Charlton Lewis?
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I would love for amazon to add Latin to their translation languages on the kindle... |
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09-25-2018, 02:06 PM | #28 |
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I already changed from a grey to a gold. The gold seemed better for a while, but it’s not lasting long at the moment. I’m hoping the next firmware update will improve things... I’m ok to live with it for now.
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If you are charging twice a week when you are not even reading much, I don’t think you have anything to lose by updating the firmware. I’m often reading around three/four hours a day. |
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I will update the firmware but I will also do a before and after comparison on battery time - for science!
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